Which to use
“sinus” and “sites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,185
- “sinus” frequency rank
- #1,403
- “sites” frequency rank
- 27588
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sinus | sites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Formation anatomique creuse, liquidienne ou pneumatique. | Pluriel de site. |
Where the eye mixes sinus and sites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sinus vs sites
A purely visual mix-up. sinus (\si.nys\) and sites (\sit\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27588, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sinus is recorded at frequency rank #26,185, classified as anoun, pronounced \si.nys\. sites is at rank #1,403, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sit\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 27588, this pair ranks #328,026 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sinus vs sites
Shared letters: is. Private to "sinus": nu. Private to "sites": et.
"sinus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "sites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sinus" for "sites" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sinus" or "sites"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sinus" and "sites" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sinus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #328,026 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sinus" and "sites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sinus vs sires". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #328,026 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.